diff --git a/packages/core/src/infrastructure/database/scripts/setup.ts b/packages/core/src/infrastructure/database/scripts/setup.ts
index 1229f105..d20ef9f4 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/infrastructure/database/scripts/setup.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/infrastructure/database/scripts/setup.ts
@@ -14,8 +14,20 @@ const __dirname = path.dirname(__filename);
 // This is the full path to the `setup.sql` file.
 const pathToInitFile = path.join(__dirname, 'setup.sql');
 
-exec(`psql -f ${pathToInitFile}`, (_, stdout, stderror) => {
-  if (stderror) {
-    throw new Error(stderror);
+exec(
+  `psql -U postgres -d postgres -f ${pathToInitFile}`,
+  (error, stdout, stderr) => {
+    if (stdout) {
+      console.log(stdout);
+    }
+
+    if (stderr) {
+      // Log but don't throw for notices/warnings.
+      console.warn(stderr);
+    }
+
+    if (error) {
+      throw new Error(`psql exited with error: ${error}`);
+    }
   }
-});
+);